21 weeks

I am amazed how smoothly everything has gone. In my last visit, the tech checked the length of my cervix and it was really good, the fluid around the babies is at an adequate amount and the placentas are nice and healthy. It was soo cool to see them on the big screen. They were both very active even though I couldn't feel them it was comforting to see. Once we did all the checks on baby A we moved to baby B but baby A was trying to steel the show by moving over and stretching towards his sister to make sure that he was in the pics. It was amazing to see that little membrane that separates them and how close they are to each other and to see them react to one another.

Of course we are very happy that the babies are healthy and right on track but Eddie was very happy that Baby A is a boy. I just think we are so blessed to have one of each.

Yesterday we went to an amusement park with my SIL and her family. I was so proud of myself that I lasted the whole day. Of course I took a lot of rests, stayed in the shade and put my legs straight out as often as as I could . Today I don't feel as tired as I thought I would...even had some energy to go to church, lactation class (will discuss in a later post) with hubby and to Michael's - stocking up on my scrap booking supplies.

Today is 21 weeks, I have gotten over the hump and only have 19 weeks left. Now strangers notice my belly and I am proudly showing it off, hence the pic of my bare belly. I think it looks bigger at night when I took the picture because we had just come back from eating dinner for my birthday.

Here is what is going on this week:

Chances are good you're feeling someone performing a round-off back handspring in your uterus by now. Is there any other feeling this cool? Other highlights this week:By now your baby looks like a mini-version of what she'll look like when she's born. All her facial features are formed and hair is growing on her head. She's even acting like a baby and will occasionally suck her thumb or yawn.

Aww ...Baby's heartbeat is getting stronger and can be heard using a good old-fashioned stethoscope. Ask for a listen at your next prenatal visit! By 21 weeks, fetal bone marrow starts making blood cells—previously done by the liver and spleen. This may not sound that exciting, but it's good news. The amniotic fluid that has been cushioning your little bean now serves another purpose: Your baby uses it to "practice" chowing down. it's an important step for your baby toward being able to chow down in the real world. Your baby has been swallowing amniotic fluid for a while now, but now the intestines are finally developed enough that she's absorbing small amounts of sugars from it. And let's face it, being able to effectively digest sugar is important at every stage of life.

Your baby now weighs between 10 and 11 ounces and is approximately 7 inches long—the size of a delicious, cold, frothy bottle of root beer. Float anyone?